Well with the other airline tributes I thought I would post one, for one of the greatest airlines to ever grace the skies, Trans World Airlines. If TWA is to be remembered for anything it should be remembered as the airline of "firsts".
FIRST FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND FIRST IN-FLIGHT MEAL SERVICE (WAE, 1929).
FIRST ALL AIR COAST-TO-COAST PASSENGER SERVICE (TWA, OCTOBER 25, 1930).
FIRST AIRLINE TO ORDER, TAKE DELIVERY OF, AND PLACE IN SERVICE THE DOUGLAS DC-2 (1934).
FIRST AIRLINE TO ORDER AND HELP DEVELOP THE LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION (1939-44).
FIRST AIRLINE TO FLY A PRESSURIZED AIRLINER, THE BOEING 307 STRATOLINER, IN THE U.S. (1940).
FIRST SCHEDULED NONSTOP COAST TO COAST FLIGHT IN U.S.A. (EASTBOUND ONLY), LOS ANGELES TO IDLEWILD (OCTOBER 19, 1953).
FIRST AIRLINE TO SHOW IN-FLIGHT MOVIES (1961)
FIRST U.S. AIRLINE TO PROVIDE ALL JET SERVICE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC (1961).
FIRST TO OPERATE THE BOEING 747 JUMBO JET WITHIN THE U.S.A. (1970).
FIRST U.S. AIRLINE TO FLY A TWIN ENGINE AIRLINER (THE BOEING 767) ACROSS THE ATLANTIC (1985).
So Long TW, those red and white birds will never be forgotten.
Check out TWAlive for other great TWA info http://www.fly-twa.de/
Info from TWAlive.
FIRST FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND FIRST IN-FLIGHT MEAL SERVICE (WAE, 1929).
FIRST ALL AIR COAST-TO-COAST PASSENGER SERVICE (TWA, OCTOBER 25, 1930).
FIRST AIRLINE TO ORDER, TAKE DELIVERY OF, AND PLACE IN SERVICE THE DOUGLAS DC-2 (1934).
FIRST AIRLINE TO ORDER AND HELP DEVELOP THE LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION (1939-44).
FIRST AIRLINE TO FLY A PRESSURIZED AIRLINER, THE BOEING 307 STRATOLINER, IN THE U.S. (1940).
FIRST SCHEDULED NONSTOP COAST TO COAST FLIGHT IN U.S.A. (EASTBOUND ONLY), LOS ANGELES TO IDLEWILD (OCTOBER 19, 1953).
FIRST AIRLINE TO SHOW IN-FLIGHT MOVIES (1961)
FIRST U.S. AIRLINE TO PROVIDE ALL JET SERVICE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC (1961).
FIRST TO OPERATE THE BOEING 747 JUMBO JET WITHIN THE U.S.A. (1970).
FIRST U.S. AIRLINE TO FLY A TWIN ENGINE AIRLINER (THE BOEING 767) ACROSS THE ATLANTIC (1985).
So Long TW, those red and white birds will never be forgotten.
Check out TWAlive for other great TWA info http://www.fly-twa.de/
Info from TWAlive.
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